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Analysing Front Covers and Contents Pages. Ed Tyce

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Analysing Front Covers and Contents Pages.

Ed Tyce

The magazine features a black and white background. This allows you to use black, white, red and yellow text to contrast strongly against it. The masthead is NME’s classic colour scheme, red and white, which stands out strongly against the off-white background. The buzzword also stands out, using a striking black and yellow colour scheme.

The main image features Alex Turner (Arctic Monkey’s) and Miles Kane. It pictures them back-to-back, giving the impression of a collaboration, which is supported by the main cover line. They both have dark hair and are dressed in black, which illuminates them from the white background.

The masthead used is the iconic ‘NME’ logo. It’s featured in block capitals, in red with a black and white border. The colour combination makes it attract the eye and enhances the amount of people will notice the magazine and its producer.

The magazine features a vibrant colour scheme. It consists of a green and black background, with yellow detailing, with the iconic black and white ‘KERRANG’ masthead. All the font used is in block capitals and is in a contrasting colour. This ensures maximum visibility to its audience.

The image features Matt Bellamy, lead singer and guitarist from Muse. He is an iconic and popular figure, especially within Kerrang’s own target audience. He is pictured in an intense and striking pose, which provokes energy towards the reader.

The image features Matt Bellamy, lead singer and guitarist from Muse. He is an iconic and popular figure, especially within Kerrang’s own target audience. He is pictured in an intense and striking pose, which provokes energy towards the reader.

The main image used of prog-rock band ‘Pink Floyd’. They fit the bill for Rolling Stone’s target audience of classic rock fans. They are featured in black and white on a background of flames. This gives a sense of power to the image. But also illuminates it from the page to ensure it catches the readers eye.

The Masthead is featured in the iconic ‘Rolling Stone’ font, and in their signature colour red. The rest of the text is also in red, apart from the bit of white text that is featured on top of the black part of the image. Again, this contrast ensures that it will catch the audiences eye.

The cover line covers the destruction of the legendary band Pink Floyd. The documentation of such thing appeals greatly to the classic rock scene. It also features ‘In the studio with The White Stripes’. Such stories are going to ensure maximum exposure for the magazine that it is sure to sell copies.

The main image used is that of an almost life size portrait of Oasis legend, Noel Gallagher. He is pictured central of the page, and is also presented in black and white. This gives the image an aura of power. He is also featured looking ‘scruffy’, and ‘rugged’ as opposed to a sparkling photo-shopped image.

The colours used in the image, being in black and white, a very bland. But due to this, the iconic red masthead stands out immensely. This quickly alerts the reader exactly what magazine it is. The other text used is black, white and silver. It has been position carefully so that the text stands out in front the image.

The main cover line features the story of the comeback of Oasis. The story of arguably Britain’s biggest band in ‘Britains Biggest Magazine’ is guaranteed to excite its target audience.

The contents page features the Mojo logo, as if it was on the front cover. This again, alerts the reader of exactly what magazine they were reading. It’s featured in white, which helps it stand out from its dark background.

The main image, and only image features Trent Reznor, an iconic figure to that of regular Mojo readers. He is featured against a dark wooden door. And also wearing a black leather and other dark clothing. This exemplifies the persona of the person used.

The font is featured in red and white, which help it jump out the page immensely. This ensures maximum visibility, but also improved ease of navigation. And also its laid out simply with the page number locations placed conveniently next to the stories they represent.